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| Global Score | |
| 82.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 13 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2023-05-11 | 2018-07-18 |
| 6.50 x 2.80 x 0.33 inches | 6.18 x 2.90 x 0.29 inches |
| 6.60 ounces | 5.86 ounces |
| Black, Khaki Green and Platinum Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 3840 x 1644 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 643 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali-G72 MP12 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.74 inches (1/1.35") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (120 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.43 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3750mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xperia 1 V has a global score of 82.7, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3's 76.3 global score. The Xperia 1 V body is a lot newer, but somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker than the Huawei nova 3. Both phones in this review work with Android OS (operating system), but the Xperia 1 V has the older 13 version while Huawei nova 3 has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Sony Xperia 1 V counts with a little bit better display than Huawei nova 3, because it has a lot higher display pixel density, a quite bigger display and a lot better 1644 x 3840 resolution. Sony Xperia 1 V counts with just a bit bigger memory to store more apps and games than Huawei nova 3, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Huawei nova 3 features a way better hardware performance than Xperia 1 V, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. The Xperia 1 V counts with a lot better camera than Huawei nova 3, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Xperia 1 V also counts with a much better resolution back facing camera and faster 120 frames per second video frame rate.
Xperia 1 V has improved battery lifetime than Huawei nova 3, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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